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Neanderthal ‘minibrains’ grown in dish
sciencemag.org

Alzheimer’s link to herpes virus in brain, say scientists
theguardian.com

The Mysterious ‘Jumping Gene’ That Appears 500,000 Times in Human DNA
theatlantic.com

The unlikely nation filled with cryptocurrency mines
bbc.com

Epic Dust Storm on Mars Now Completely Covers the Red Planet
space.com

How one man died so a whale might live
theguardian.com

Spite buildings: when human grudges get architectural – in pictures
theguardian.com

Some Rivers Are So Drug-Polluted, Their Eels Get High on Cocaine
news.nationalgeographic.com

Koko, the beloved gorilla that learned to communicate using sign language, has died (aged 46)
washingtonpost.com

The people who cannot smile
bbc.com

Disposable America: A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw
theatlantic.com

Why Hitchcock’s Kaleidoscope was too shocking to be made
bbc.com

Did Scientists Just Find a Missing Piece of the Universe?
gizmodo.com

The Summer Solstice and the Search for Life in the Cosmos
nytimes.com

Theory Suggests That All Genes Affect Every Complex Trait
quantamagazine.org

Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls
nytimes.com

Why Would You Want a Prosthetic Hand That Feels Pain?
theatlantic.com

NASA can’t find most of the asteroids threatening Earth, but it has a plan
qz.com

The FBI said I was my parents’ stolen baby – but I found the truth
bbc.com

T. Rex’s Tongue Was Firmly Stuck in Its Mouth, Study Finds
gizmodo.com

The politicisation of English language proficiency, not poor English itself, creates barriers
theconversation.com

Iran’s ancient engineering marvel
bbc.com

Bones of Civil War dead found on a battlefield tell their horror stories
washingtonpost.com

Why alcohol affects women more than men: It’s more complicated than mere body size
bbc.com

As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients
npr.org

Fixing a massive NYC plumbing leak, 55 stories underground
apnews.com

A Volcano Turns a Town Into a Cemetery
nytimes.com

Parasites Can Mind-Control Animals Without Infecting Them
theatlantic.com

How traveling across the Sahara became a crime
qz.com

Canada legalises recreational cannabis use
bbc.com

Volcanic Eruptions Spawned Mysterious Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars
sci-news.com

Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
livescience.com

The Last Days of Marc-André Leclerc
outsideonline.com

Inside the Crypto World’s Biggest Scandal
wired.com

Urgent need to prepare for manmade virus attacks, says US government report
theguardian.com

‘This is huge’: black liberationist speaks out after her 40 years in prison
theguardian.com

Salvaged from the Waterloo battlefield, Napoleon’s hat fetched €280,000 at auction
qz.com

How hats were placed atop the Easter Island statues
bbc.com

This Supercomputer Can Calculate in 1 Second What Would Take You 6 Billion Years
space.com

Pushing the limit: could cyanobacteria terraform Mars?
cosmosmagazine.com

The man who went to the North Korean place that ‘doesn’t exist’
bbc.com

The most likely cradles for life inside our solar system
theguardian.com

How can a snake eat a human?
bbc.com

Extreme Weather on Venus Might Change the Length of Its Days
gizmodo.com

Study finds less corruption in countries where more women are in government
psypost.org

Your brain values chocolate over cheese
nature.com

What happened last time it was as warm as it’s going to get later this century?
arstechnica.com

The Curiosity Rover took this selfie in the middle of a dust storm on Mars
cnet.com

Finland came out on top in the 2018 World Happiness Report, but what if the Finnish people don’t agree?
bbc.com

Mozambique: the secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano
theguardian.com

Pregnancy Discrimination Is Rampant Inside America’s Biggest Companies
nytimes.com

We Can Now Harvest Radioactive Uranium From The World’s Oceans
sciencealert.com

The seed that could bring clean water to millions
phys.org

The North Korean Axe Murders That Almost Started a War
theatlantic.com

How the belief in beauty has triggered a crisis in physics
nature.com

Why Social Science Needs Evolutionary Theory
nautil.us

Vatican Gets Back Stolen Columbus Letter, but Case Remains a Whodunit
nytimes.com

Black Holes Can Maybe Turn Into Dark Matter Lasers
gizmodo.com

First helicopter drops of cane toad sausages prompt design tweak
abc.net.au

“Mad, or Wicked, or Both”: Women Seeking the South Pole
catapult.co